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Sanghamitta and Sona were slain by one of the queens, and the king, with the help of Meghavannābhaya, rebuilt several parivenas and restored some of the possessions, which had been removed. But Mahāsena's allegiance to the MahāVihārateaching was not lasting; acting on the advice of a Monk named Tissa, he built the Jetavanavihāra in the grounds of the MahāVihāra, against the wish of the Monks there; the latter left again for nine months as a sign of protest against the king's attempts to remove the boundary of the Vihāra. This attempt, however, he was forced to abandon (Mhv.xxxvi.110f.; xxxvii.1 37).

During the invasions of the Colas and the Pandus from South India, and owing to the consequent confusion prevailing in The country, the MahāVihāra seems to have been neglected. Many of the buildings were destroyed and their priceless possessions plundered. Discipline among the Monks became slack and there were many dissensions.

Later, when Parakkamabāhu I. had restored peace, he wished to purify the Religion, but met with great opposition, and it was only after strenuous efforts that he brought about a reconciliation between the different parties (Cv.lxxviii.11ff).

It is said (Cv.lxxviii.25) that the king could not find one single pure member of the Order. He, therefore, held a special ordinationceremony, admitting many Monks into the Order.

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